Big freight shipped from Henderson to Port Hedland
AN OPERATION to transport 20,000 freight tonnes of fabricated break-bulk reclaimer components from Henderson to Port Hedland was carried out recently. The freight was moved on...
Automotive logistics specialist Gefco now part of Ceva Logistics
AUTOMOTIVE logistics specialist Gefco has been integrated with Ceva Logistics, dropping the Gefco branding. The change has enabled Ceva logistics to launch a dedicated finished...
Ship lists, spills boxes at port
GENERAL cargo ship Sea Xpress on Saturday (7 January) listed during cargo operations, spilling containers overboard at Mundra Port in India, according to media reports. About 20...
MPV sector looks to a relatively bright 2023: Drewry
MULTIPURPOSE vessel rates are expected to soften through the coming year, but the rate of decline is expected to be less than in competing sectors such as containerships and...
Indigenous art installed at new Spirit of Tasmania Quay
THE NEW Spirit of Tasmania Quay passenger terminal now features an 80-metre-long indigenous art mural. The painting of an orange-bellied parrot was a collaborative effort by...
Three companies team up to research safer berthing
THREE Japanese companies have agreed to develop a new safe berthing and unberthing assist system. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen (K Line Kinkai), and...
Approval in principle issued for ammonia barge
CLASSNK has issued an approval in principle for an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB) jointly developed by NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard (NSY), and IHI...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 29
THIS week was a sleepy week, but several stories rose to the surface and demanded attention. Firstly, there was the saga of the cruise ship Viking Orion. Biofouling was discovered...
275 alternative-fuelled ships ordered in 2022
TWO hundred seventy five ships with alternative fuels (excluding battery-operated vessels) were ordered in 2022, according to DNV’s recently published Alternative Fuels Insight...
Offshore wind crew transfer cat delivered
INCAT Crowther last month delivered a new purpose-built 32-metre catamaran CTV to Goldsea Marine & Offshore Engineering (Shanghai). The vessel, called Incat Crowther 32, will be...
Damen Maaskant to build specialist vessel for NZ company
DAMEN Maaskant and New Zealand based seafood company Sanford Limited have signed a contract for the design and build of a new scampi vessel. Both companies joined in a close...
WA Maritime Museum submarine to be painted
THE MUCH-loved HMAS Ovens submarine makeover is one step closer following the award of the contract to repair and repaint the vessel. Eptec Marine has been awarded the contract to...
Court fines drunk port worker
A DRUNK digger operator employed by Linx Cargo Care Group’s New Zealand subsidiary C3 at the Port of Otago has been sentenced and fined for working under the influence of alcohol...
NYK’s second dual fuel VLGC named
A NAMING ceremony has been held at for a new very large gas carrier that NYK is to charter to Astomos Energy Corporation. Astomos Energy executive vice-president Mitsuru Yamanaka...
Biofouling problems delay cruise ship
THE CRUISE ship Viking Orion was allowed to berth at Melbourne on Monday (2 January) after being denied permission to berth at four ports in Australia and New Zealand over more...
